Final Shots: Netflix’s ‘13 Reasons Why’ Helps Jay Asher’s Book Become A No. 1 Best Seller

Netflix‘s series adaptation of 13 Reasons Why premiered on March 31, nearly a decade since Jay Asher first published his young-adult novel. Now the book has become a No. 1 USA TODAY best seller, thanks to the global success of the brand new original series.

According to USA Today, the book’s publisher Razorbill says that Thirteen Reasons Why has sold more than 3 million copies in the USA in the last 10 years. It was first released in 2007 and didn’t make the list until Jan. 8, 2009, debuting at No. 149. The Netflix original adaptation began streaming March 31 and stars Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette and is executive produced by Selena Gomez.

In other news…

Emmy winner Donald Sutherland has been cast as billionaire oil man J. Paul Getty in the first installment of its anthology series Trust. The brand new original series is executive produced by the Slumdog Millionaire trio Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy and Christian Colson. [Deadline]

Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos announced that the company would be investing $6 billion to expand infrastructure in California. The exec explained that going after state tax incentives has lead to diminishing returns when it comes to their original content. [The Wrap]

You can now listen to rapper Nas’ brand new song “Angel Dust” from Netflix’s original series The Get Down. The track, which samples Gil Scott-Heron’s 1978 track of the same name, is featured in the musical-drama’s recently released second season. [Rolling Stone]

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